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1939 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1939 NFL draft
image	File:NewYorker Hotel.JPG
alt	1939 NFL draft logo
caption	New Yorker Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2006
date	December 9, 1938
location	New Yorker Hotel
in New York City, NY
league	NFL
first	Ki Aldrich, C
[Chicago Cardinals](1939-chicago-cardinals-season)
fewnum	18
fewest	[Pittsburgh Pirates](1939-pittsburgh-pirates-nfl-season)
mostnum	23
most	[Brooklyn Dodgers](1939-brooklyn-dodgers-nfl-season)
overall	200
rounds	22
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	1
1	QB Sid Luckman
prev	[1938](1938-nfl-draft)
next	[1940](1940-nfl-draft)

in New York City, NY Chicago Cardinals

The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.

Player selections

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Hall of Famers

Sid Luckman, quarterback from Columbia taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Chicago Bears. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.

Notable undrafted players

	= Pro Bowler

Notes

Heisman Winner

References

(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
"Sid Luckman". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
"1938 – 4th Award Davey O'Brien TCU Back". All Things Media.

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